Thu, Feb 19

The Mousetrap Northside Theatre Company presents Agatha Christie's classic mystery. Opening night, 8pm. Also plays Fri, Feb 20-Sat, Feb 21, 8pm, Sun, Feb 22, 3pm. Thru March 7. $10-$12. Olinder Theatre, 848 E. William St, San Jose, 408.288.7820 or www.northsidetheatre.com.

Young Artists Show Opening day for a show of works by young artists from local public schools and skateboard artists from the community. Thru March 24. Art Museum of Los Gatos, Tait and Main streets, Los Gatos, 408.354.0071.

Fri, Feb 20

All of Us Are Related The opening day for "All of Us Are Related, Each of Us Is Unique," a graphic exhibition featuring text and graphics that looks at the artificiality of the concept of race. Thru May 29. King Library, Fourth and San Fernando streets, San Jose, 408.924.3662.

The King and I Sunnyvale Community Players Junior Theatre presents the beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein musical feauring a cast of local youth ages 8-18. Opening night, 8pm. Also plays Sat, Feb 21, 8pm, Sun, Feb 22, 2:30pm. Thru March 7. $11-$14. Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre, 500 E. Remington Drive, Sunnyvale, 408.733.6611 or www.sunnyvaleplayers.org.

Lend Me a Tenor The Santa Clara Players present a classic door-slamming farce about mistaken identities. Opening night, 8pm. Also plays Sat, Feb 21, 8pm. Thru March 13. Opening night $18/regular performances $10-$12. Triton Museum Hall Pavilion, Warburton and Don, Santa Clara, 408.248.7993 or www.scplayers.org.

Sat, Feb 21

Aloha Concert The Stanford Chamber Chorale performs. 8:30pm. $5-$10. Memorial Church, Stanford, 650.725.ARTS.

Ballet Gala Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley Council presents its annual fundraising gala for Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley. The theme of the event is "Out of Africa," inspired by a new ballet which will receive its world premiere at BSJSV in March. Scenes from the ballet will be presented at the gala event which features a cocktail reception, fine dining, live and silent auctions and dancing. Black tie or safari attire welcome. 6pm. $250 individual tickets, $2500-$3500 tables of 10. Fairmont Hotel Regency Ballroom, 170 S. Market St, San Jose. For more information, call 408.288.2820 ext. 240 or www.balletsanjose.org.

Cultural Connections Africa in the Americas, an annual monthlong festival celebrating the influence of Africa in the Latino culture, takes place at the Mexican Heritage Plaza. Festival runs thru Feb 26. Mexican Heritage Plaza, 1700 Alum Rock Rd, San Jose. For information, call 408.928.5563 or visit www.mhcviva.org.

Silent Movie Night The Divine Science Center hosts a weekly series of Silent Movie Nights as a fundraiser for its music and organ fund. The movies will be accompanied by organist Gene Turner. Drinks and popcorn will be provided. The series concludes Feb 21 with "Tol'able David," a drama starring Richard Barthelmess. 7:30pm. $6. Divine Science Center, 1540 Hicks Ave, San Jose, 408.293.3838.

Sun, Feb 22

El Camino Youth Symphony Benefit A recital featuring solo and duet performances by San Francisco Symphony concertmaster Alexander Barantschik, violinist Alena Tsoi, cellist Michail Gelfandbein, pianist Irina Sharogradsky, violist Melissa Huang and the Monokrome Flute Quartet. 7pm. $25-$35. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St, Mountain View, 650.903.6000.

Sunday Series The San Jose Jazz Society presents a series of jazz concerts through March. Featured this week: Rebeca Mauleòn Quartet. 3pm. $10-$15. Palm Room, Hyatt Sainte Claire, Market and San Carlos streets, San Jose, 408.288.7557 or see www.sanjosejazz.org

Wed, Feb 25

Tango Palace Smuin Ballet presents Michael Smuin's newest work, a work set to tango and fado music. Opening night, 8pm. Thru Sun, Feb 29. $17.50-$40. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St,
Mountain View, 650.903.6000 or
www.smuinballet.org.

Ongoing

A Shayna Maidel City Lights Theater Company presents a drama about two sisters separated by the Holocaust and reunited after World War II. Thu, Feb 19-Fri, Feb 20, 8pm. Closes Sat, Feb 21, 8pm. $15-$28. City Lights Theater, 529 S. Second St, San Jose, 408.295.4200 or www.cltc.org.

The Barber of Seville West Bay Opera presents Rossini's comic opera. Fri, Feb 20-Sat, Feb 21, 8pm. Closes Sun, Feb 22, 2pm. $43 ($21.50 youth ticket available at matinees only). 1305 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, 650.424.9999 or www.wbopera.org.

d.p. Fong Galleries Exhibits of oil paintings by Joe Saxe, mixed-media paintings and masks by John Kurtyka and mixed media and etchings by Leslie MacDonald. Thru April 3. d.p. Fong Galleries, 383 S. First St, San Jose, 408.298.8877.

Gypsy Saratoga Drama Group presents a musical based on the memoirs of stripper Gypsy Rose Lee. Fri, Feb 20, 8pm. Closes Sat, Feb 21, 8pm. $16-$20. Saratoga Civic Theatre, 13777 Fruitvale Ave, Saratoga, 408.882.5099 or www.saratogadramagroup.com.

Japanese American Museum "1942: Luggage From Home to Camp." Thru June 2004. Tue-Fri, 11am-3pm, Sun, 11am-2pm. 535 N. Fifth St, San Jose, 408.294.3138 or www.jamsj.org.

The Listening Hour The San Jose State school of music and dance hosts a regular music series featuring a variety of performances: classical, jazz and world music. Every Tue and Thu, 12:30pm-1:15pm. Concert Hall, San Jose State University, 408.924.4631.

MACLA "Occupied Space: The Sculpture Show," an exhibit of sculptural works. Thru Feb 28. Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana, 510 S. First St, San Jose, 408.998.2783 or www.maclaarte.org.

Montalvo Gallery "Inez Storer: Encore Narratives," recent works by Inez Storer. Part of a collaborative exhibit of Storer's works, also at the de Saisset Museum and the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art. Thru March 7. Also: "Sculpture on the Grounds," a new installation piece created by sculptor Herb Parker during his residency at Montalvo. Thru May 3, 2004. Montalvo Gallery, Villa Montalvo, 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga, 408.961.5813.

Orchard Valley Ceramics Arts Guild Works by members of the Orchard Valley Ceramic Arts Guild will be showcased in monthly shows of handcrafted ceramic artworks. Every month, new art will be on display, available for purchase. Roasted Coffee Bean, 19110-A Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, 408.725.1919.

The Pearl Fishers Opera San Jose presents Bizet's 1863 piece about best friends who find themselves divided by their love for the same woman in Ceylon during ancient times. In French with English titles. Thu, Feb 19-Sat, Feb 21, 8pm. Closes Sun, Feb 22, 3pm. $43-$63. Montgomery Theater, Market St at San Carlos, San Jose. Call 408.437.4450 or visit www.operasj.org.

San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art "Hard Candy," a group show which explores the dark side of sweet in contemporary art. Thru March 13. "Sextablos: Works on Metals," a group show curated by Michael Hernandez de Luna that explores sexuality and taboos. Thru April 3. Also on display as part of the Night Moves series (on display nightly in the gallery windows): "192:291" by Claudia X. Valdes, thru March 13, and "Oppenheimer's Sink" by Judy Hiramoto, thru April 10, two multmedia installations which explore aspects of nuclear weapons. San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, 451 S. First St,
San Jose, 408.283.8155.